Strausstown, PA
Strausstown wildfire risk explained
Strausstown sits at the 34th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 202 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Strausstown at the 33rd national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
202 buildings are counted in Strausstown, and 78.2% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 21.8% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Strausstown against the rest of the country
Strausstown's risk sits at a similar level relative to Pennsylvania (47th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (34th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Strausstown ranks 20,875 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,782 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,064 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Strausstown and the insurance market
At the 34th national percentile, Strausstown rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Strausstown (78.2% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 202 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Strausstown. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Strausstown, see the exposure-zones guide.